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Man's bail money disputed

Source investigated; illegal immigrant remains jailed

By MIKE JOHNSON
mikejohnson@journalsentinel.com

Posted: April 25, 2008

Waukesha - When family and friends of Ariele A. Aviles posted the $100,000 cash necessary to bail him out of jail on a cocaine charge last week, they expected that he would be released.

Instead, they were questioned by detectives April 14 about the source of the money and were suspected of being involved in the illegal drug trade and laundering money, said Aviles' attorney, Ryan J. Harrington.

And Aviles remained in the Waukesha County Jail while authorities held onto the three cashier's checks and investigated "despite not even a shred of evidence to support such an outrageous and serious accusation," Harrington said.

Authorities have since learned that Aviles is an illegal immigrant.

Read the full article from the April 25, 2008 editions of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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